toldr>)
1.b> (), ; ; to tell the news to everybody one sees ; why wasn't I told about the incident? ? tell us about your holiday ; ; to tell stories / ; to tell jokes ;
2.b> (), ; tell the truth ; ;
3.b> (), i> i> ; tell them to wait , ; the policewoman told me not to get out of the car ; do what I tell you ;
4.b> i> (), ; promise you won't tell , i> / ; that would be telling! ! !
5.b> (), ; can you tell the difference between butter and margarine? ? can you tell Jane from her twin sister? ?
6.b> i> (), ; ; the strain was beginning to tell on him , ; I can't run as fast as I could my age is beginning to tell! !
tob> tell offb> .i> (), ; to tell on smbb>. () / ;
all toldb> ; , ; there are ten of them, all told ; there are 25 people coming, all told / / ; as far as one can tellb> , ; i> ; I tell you what, I'll tell you whatb> .i> , ? I'll tell you what let's stay home , ? ; tob> tell itb> like it isb> .i> ; i> i> / ( , i> .i>); I told you (so)b> ()! ()! tell me about itb> .i> .i> ? ()! ( i>); tellb> meb> anotherb> .i> (); ( i>); tell that to the marinesb> .i> ! ()! there is no tellingb> ; ( , i> .i>); to tell its own tale /b> storyb> /b> , ; ; - ; his worn and worried face told its own story ; tob> tellb> smb. where to get off / where he gets off /b> .i> i> ; ; to tell smb. where to put / to stick, to shove / smth., to tell smb. what he can do with smth.b> .i> .i> / (, i> .i>); to tell smth. a mile offb> .i> i> ; / ; you can tell a mile off that he likes you / , ; to tell talesb> i> , ; ; dead men tell no tales .i> ; ; to tell the timeb>, .i> tob> tellb> timeb> ( i>); to tell the worldb> ; / ; to tell (you) the truthb> (), (); to tell the truth, I fell asleep in the middle of the lecture , ; you can never tellb>, you never can tellb> , ; ; you're telling meb> .i> () / ()! ; i> ; ().